PARIS (AFX) - Air China said it has ordered 345 mln usd of aircraft engines from the Safran-General Electric joint venture CFM for use on 24 Airbus A321 planes that it ordered last year for delivery in 2008-2012.
The order is for the CFM56-5B engine, which according to CFM is used to power around 60 pct of Airbus A320 family planes. paris@afxnews.com afp/mjs/jsa COPYRIGHT Copyright AFX News Limited 2006. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News. AFX News and AFX Financial News Logo are registered trademarks of AFX News Limited